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Leptomeningeal Dissemination

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Klinik St. Hedwig, Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Brüder, Regensburg, Germany

    Sabine Wagner

  2. Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescence Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 30, A-8036, Graz, Austria

    Martin Benesch

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    Manfred Schwab

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Wagner, S., Benesch, M. (2015). Leptomeningeal Dissemination. In: Schwab, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Cancer. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27841-9_3313-2

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